Country Bank

Crafting a brand with a deep heritage. An institution built by family, rooted in community and approachability.

The Need

Country Bank, a family-run institution, recognized a disconnect between their retail and commercial sectors of business. The brand’s messaging felt fractured, which created barriers with cross-selling products.

My Role

I worked on refreshing their brand to connect both customer bases and streamline future campaigns. 11 concepts were identified as important to bring into alignment with the visual strategy for the brand. The bank also wanted to highlight their family’s Irish heritage, so I used a faded backdrop of shamrocks, paired with the energy of a layered orange arrow, to emphasize mobility, speed and efficiency.

I developed these elements with the flexibility to implement across 40 rotating print and digital assets, which supported advertising 7 of the bank’s products & services.

Agency: Sundin Associates 

Art Direction | Design | Branding | Collateral | Print & Digital Graphics

Result

The bank was acquired at a 102 Million valuation within three years of the rebrand. This was accomplished after the bank reaped a host of benefits from the rebrand, including:

  • Improved cross-sell opportunities among existing customers.
  • Increased awareness & trust among prospects.
  • Decreased reliance on rate driven promotions.
  • Efficient brand messaging guideposts that sped development of effective future campaigns and channels.
CASE STUDIES
SKILLS

Multi-Media Campaigns • Branding Design and Strategy • Print & Digital • Video & Animation • Identity Design • Adobe Creative Suite • Shameless Bragging about Daughter